Start Trevor Lawrence or Bryce Young? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Trevor Lawrence over Bryce Young in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Trevor Lawrence at 18.2 points and Bryce Young at 17.5, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 18.2 fantasy points for Trevor Lawrence, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Trevor Lawrence at 223.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 16.5 rushing yards, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (14, 17, 9 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 17.5 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Bryce Young at 223.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 14.5 rushing yards, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (14, 16, 14 and 15 books).

That puts Trevor Lawrence 0.7 points ahead of Bryce Young on the books.

Injury status

Trevor Lawrence is not on the injury report.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Trevor Lawrence played 94 percent of JAX snaps, dropped back 55 times and threw an average of 10.5 air yards per attempt.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 1 against CLE: 50 of 57 snaps, 18 of 23 passes for 245 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 3 yards.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 2 against DEN: 59 of 59 snaps, 17 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 6 yards.

Through Week 2, Bryce Young played 92 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 80 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 1 against CHI: 61 of 68 snaps, 23 of 37 passes for 361 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 10 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 2 against ATL: 62 of 66 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 287 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Trevor Lawrence played 17 games for JAX and scored 350.2 PPR points, 20.6 a game, finishing QB4.

He completed 341 of 560 passes for 4007 yards, 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, and ran 82 times for 359 yards and 9 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 22 of 30 passes for 255 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards, 23.3 PPR points.

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bryce Young, Week 18 of 2025 against TB: 51 of 51 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 266 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for -1 yards, 17.5 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Trevor Lawrence over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Dak Prescott over Trevor Lawrence.
• Start Drake Maye over Trevor Lawrence.
• Start Bryce Young over Bo Nix.
• Start Bryce Young over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Bryce Young over Deshaun Watson.